ValleyBiz Story | Work progressed quickly this week as the resurfacing project got underway on Main Street. The milling of the existing asphalt began on Wednesday and went quickly as the top 2″ were removed. The project is estimated to take 1 – 2 weeks and if the weather cooperates, crews could begin installing the […]

Submitted by: SVRWC | On Thursday, May 19, The Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre held a Pancake Brunch. Over 200 people dined on pancakes and sausages in support of the project. The Brunch also resulted in a number of new 2740 Club Members. Click a picture to see a larger version.

Submitted by: Melissa Gray | The Benito Rec Centre held a dance on Saturday, May 14. Here are the pictures of Tangle Box from the dance. We had a good turn out and everyone had a great time, Tangle Box was awesome! Click the pictures for a larger version.

Submitted by:  Jayne Leadbeater | The United Church held a Variety Concert and Dessert Party on Sunday, May 15 with a free will offering taken to support missions. Here are some pictures and highlights from the evening. “Duelling Piano” Carolle Cowan/Shirley Thompson Duet Tarnished Brass Quintet: Herb Radke/Trumpet; Jamie Ayers/Tuba; Jayne Leadbeater/Trombone; Julie Kooistra/French Horn; […]

Submitted by: SVRSS | On Thursday, the Swan Valley Regional Secondary School (SVRSS) Drama Club had a dress rehearsal for their musical production of The Little Mermaid and are set for the first performance on Friday evening. Here is a sneak peak of what to expect. Come out and enjoy this underwater adventure for the […]

Submitted by:  Peter Fleming | The Minitonas Fiddlin’ Program celebrated its 5th Anniversary on May 9, 2011 in Minitonas. The day was filled with Bass workshops by Daniel Koulack, and Fiddle workshops with Alex Lamoureax. It was capped off with an evening concert to which approximately 200 attended.Mr. David Chartrand – President of the Manitoba […]

Submitted by: Shawn Klekta | The last few days of rainy weather have left some areas of the Swan River Valley experiencing flooding for the third time this spring causing some creeks and rivers to overflow their banks in the Minitonas and Pretty Valley area.  A clogged culvert causes water from the West Favel River […]

Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre Media Release | People throughout Manitoba will soon be receiving a cheque in the mail from Manitoba Public Insurance.  The average Autopac rebate cheque will be about $450. The Swan Valley Rec and Wellness Centre is challenging Swan Valley residents to invest $365 of their refund in the future […]

Submitted by: Wayne Grier | For their thoughtfulness and sense of Community Pride, the Swan Valley Chamber of Commerce has awarded Volunteers of the Month, April 2011, to the Hero Club. Entirely on their own initiative(since 2006), the Hero Club has walked Main Street in Swan River in late April (in conjunction with Earth Day) […]

Submitted by: Lynn Williamson | Picture of Sylvia’s Angels giving a cheque for $5,782.30 for the Chemo Unit at the Swan Valley Hospital from our talent show on April 9, 2011.  We want to thank all the people in the valley from the bottom of our hearts who sponsored us, volunteered and participated in this wonderful […]

Submitted by:  Shawn Klekta, Your PC Guy | Several people in the Swan River Valley have reported to Your PC Guy they have received phone calls indicating their computer may be infected.  This is a scam!  This scam is an attempt to access to your computer, install malware, steal personal information and convince you to pay […]

Submitted by:  Lynn Williamson | The Kenville Hall Board would like to thank everyone who had a table for our fundraiser and to the people who came out and supported us. We nearly sold out of our Kenville burgers so know they must be famous. What a great Valley we live in — Thank-you, Thank-you!

Submitted by: Holly Urban & Melissa Johnson | The Swan Valley Sport Fishing Enhancement Annual Banquet was a tremendous success with 600 people attending this year for the 25th Anniversary. The evening included Displays, Games of Chance, Exhibits, Fish Races, Bid Auctions, Silent Auctions, Door Prizes, Project Updates, Boat Draws, Fishing Stories, Good Times and […]

Submitted by: Jennifer Simpson | The Mother’s Day Walk was very successful, the money raised was far beyond our expectations!! Even though it was a drizzly day we had 195 walkers out and raised approximately $10,000! Emily Simpson and Coral Zamzow, faces painted and ready to go! We were overwhelmed with the support we received […]

Submitted by:  Chris Chmelowski | The Swan Valley Fine Arts Festival Association held thier Awards Festival at the Veteran’s Community Hall on Wednesday, May 4, 2011.  The Awards Festival recognizes the personal achievement and excellence of many Fine Arts Festival participants. Carter Kooistra receiving the Home & School Trophy for senior band solo, as well […]

Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre Media Release | The demolition of the 2 houses on the site is complete thanks to the efforts of local community volunteers and the generous donations of equipment and professional services by local businesses.  Photo by: Curtis Hohne Photo by ValleyBiz Kendale Roofing removed the shingles and Darin McKay […]

Government of Manitoba Media Release |  More Than $568,000 in Funding For 295 Projects in 2011 Revitalization of streets, buildings and community parks, along with new signs and trees will be seen throughout Manitoba in several rural communities as the province provides more than $568,000 in provincial Hometown Manitoba grants for 295 projects this year, […]

ValleyBiz Story | With the weather warming up, many people are taking the opportunity to catch up on some yardwork and maintenance.  Spring cleaning took on a larger scale this week in Swan River.  Bucket trucks made quick work of trimming trees. Street cleaners swept away a winter’s worth of sand and grime. Crews were out […]

Submitted by:  Minitonas Early Years School | The School was buzzing with excitement as students, staff, and parents celebrated Education Week, April 11th—15th. On Monday morning, the students enjoyed Trustee, Lynne Wenzel reading to each of the classrooms. The students and staff enjoyed the stories. On Tuesday morning, Mrs. Shirley Todosichuk brought her collection of […]

Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre Media Release | Support for the Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre is growing and the project has seen significant progress since the Public Meeting on March 21, 2011: – Approximately $73,000 has been pledged through the 2740 Club. – As part of the site preparation, the 2 houses on the […]

ValleyBiz Story | On Saturday, April 23, Shauna Klekta (right), on behalf of ValleyBiz, presented a ThinkPad Laptop to Market Fest draw winner, Bev Murray.

Submitted by: Karla Weir | Birch River held an Easter Brunch this Saturday to fundraise for it’s upcoming 2011 Homecoming this summer. It was a great day to catch up with friends and family from here in the valley, but also with those who were home for the Easter weekend. Brady Burghart, Ethan Weir, and […]

Submitted by: Chris Chmelowski | The Swan Valley Fine Arts Festival Association held their Music Festival on April 18-21 at the Temple Baptist Church in Swan River.  The Festival featured Piano, Vocal, Recorder and Speech performances. Keara Pierrepont on piano. Students from Heyes, Taylor & ESRSS Students from Heyes & ESRSS Spoken Poetry Trio: Tyler […]

Government of Manitoba Media Release | Province to Cover Full Cost of Well-Water Testing For Flood-Affected Areas | Everyone Using Private Water Supplies Affected by Flooding Advised to Boil Water Now, Test After Flooding Subsides Manitoba Water Stewardship and Manitoba Health are advising everyone who uses private water supplies including wells, cisterns or unfiltered surface-water sources […]

Government of Manitoba Media Release | 2011 Capturing Opportunities Awards Recognize Commitment, Contributions to Manitoba Communities: Struthers | The efforts of community-conscious individuals, businesses and organizations were officially recognized with the presentation of the 2011 Capturing Opportunities Awards at this year’s rural business forum, Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives Minister Stan Struthers announced today. “This […]

ValleyBiz Story | We would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to everyone who stopped by our booth at the Rotary Spring Marketfest and entered our free draws.  We are excited to announce the following lucky winners: The winner of the T61 Thinkpad Laptop is Bev Murray of Swan River. The winner of the […]

Submitted by:  Jennifer Simpson | The Dolyna Ukrainian Dancers presented their Year End Dessert Concert at the Swan Valley Regional Secondary School on Saturday, April 16.  It was an evening of Ukrainian Dance and delicious desserts.  Emily Simpson

ValleyBiz Story |  We enjoyed meeting many of our loyal viewers at our booth and very much appreciated your words of encouragement and appreciation.  It was a great opportunity to let more people know about ValleyBiz and we welcome those new users to our site.  Marilyn Johnston took this picure of our booth when she stopped by to visit […]

Submitted by: Carolle Cowan | Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced Soloists take part in Fiddlin’ Festival, Swan Valley Fine Arts Festival, April 12 and 13 at Temple Baptist Church.  Pictured to the left is Leo Chartrand. SVFAFA appreciates executive, committees and the many volunteer helpers that help organize successful Festivals. Mini workshops were conducted by Adjudicator […]

The RM of Swan River is currently under a state of emergency.  Reeve Lorne Henkelman indicated Council made the decision this morning as a result of safety concerns related to significant washouts on roadways throughout the RM.  Residents are urged to exercise extreme caution and to respect road closed signs.  Crossings may not look serious […]

Pictures by ValleyBiz | Sandbagging continued this weekend in preparation for the potential flooding.  As the spring thaw continues and the river begins to break up, ditches have overflowed, covering some roads.

Government of Manitoba Media Release | An extra 66 officers will be added to police services provincewide as part of the province’s plans to make all Manitoban communities safer, Premier Greg Selinger announced today. “Manitobans deserve to feel safe in their communities and in their neighbourhoods,” Selinger said. “This investment in policing provides communities with […]

Submitted by: Lynn Huff | Sylvia’s Angels 3rd Annual Talent Show was held on Apr 09/11 with 22 individuals providing talent to the Swan River Valley at the Elks hall as well as broadcast on CJSB 104.5 with sound provided by Freedom Sound Inc. The event was well attended with all proceeds going to the […]

Parkland Regional Health Authority Media Release | Dauphin- Manitoba Health Minister Theresa Oswald has appointed new members to the Board of Directors of the Parkland Regional Health Authority. New appointments include Dr. Andy Maxwell of Swan River and Chuck Morden of McCreary.    Four previous members have been reappointed for a second, three-year term. They include Chairperson […]

Valley Biz story | An official signing ceremony was held Thursday, April 7, 2011 at the Veterans Community Hall making it official that the Swan River Valley will be host to the 2012 Power Smart Manitoba Summer Games.  Pictured here is Swan River MLA Rosann Wowchuk  overseeing the signing of the Multi-Party Agreement by Sport Manitoba […]

Pictures and video submitted by:  Curtis Hohne, Story by ValleyBiz | EMS, Fire and Police attended a fire at 339 – 5th Avenue South on the afternoon of April 4, 2011.  All occupants safely exited the home and were checked over by EMS as a precautionary measure.  The fire appears to have started in a bedroom, […]

Submitted by:  Donna Burghart | Thursday, March 31 | The BAM Jam Music Camp hosted an Old Time Concert featuring the 2011 camp instructors.  Pictured here are Glen Westburg, Kim deLaforest, Desmond Lagace, Alex Lamoureux, Patti Lamoureux, J.J. Guy and Daniel Koulack.  These top notch instrumentalists put on a crowd pleasing performance for the jam […]

Submitted by:  Ron and Janice Suski | Pictures of the old railway station and rail line in Minitonas.

Submitted by:  Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre | To start the evening Ken Doleman, CEO of the Swan Valley Credit Union announced a $100,000.00 contribution to the Swan Valley Recreation and Wellness Centre on behalf of the Swan Valley Credit Union and their 9363 members. The meeting was extremely well attended with standing room […]

Submitted by: Jennifer Simpson | Celebrating the Seasons with the Swan River Skating Club – an evening in pictures. Hockey Night in Canada with the Canskaters

Submitted by:  Micheline Carstairs | Swan Valley Fine Arts Festival held their Dance Festival on Thursday March 10th and Friday March 11th.        This group from the Swan School of Dance started the show off with some props (the chairs) and did a Jazz dance to the song “Swing With Me”. Logan Church, who […]

Submitted by:  Donna Burghart | Maclyn Burghart, age 10, who also skates with the Bowsman Fire Flies (Novice III level), played Oh Canada on the fiddle to open the “Star Crazy” carnival on Saturday, March 5.  A special performance by the Bowsman Fire Flies Novice I, Novice III and Proficiency groups, along with coach Alison […]

Submitted by: Shauna Klekta | The stars were shining in Minitonas on Friday evening when the Minitonas Figure Skating Club presented Skating with the Stars.  The kids did a great job showing off all of the hard work they did with this year’s instructor, Michelle Windsor. The program featured many numbers from beginners to well seasoned skaters.  […]